Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 15, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 15, 1994
Start: 1994-05-15T13:25
End: 1994-05-15T15:20
Location: Tennessee

May 15, 1994 · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $11,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Marion

When: May 15, 1:25 PM CST
Where: Marion County, South Pittsburg
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.129, -85.622 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Blount

When: May 15, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Blount County, Tellico Plains
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.687, -83.925 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A house was damaged by a fire started by lightning.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When: May 15, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County, Red Bank to Hixson
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.181, -85.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bradley

When: May 15, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Bradley County, Cleveland
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.154, -84.860 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When: May 15, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Polk County, Reliance
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.120, -84.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were blown down.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Tennessee in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history Warnings in Tennessee, May 1994

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10349292, 10349419, 10349694, 10349591, 10349828.